When my boys were growing up, books were both a treat and something they looked forward to. As I nursed them I read aloud from a book and later, when they were able to hold a book on their own ,we filled their room with infant and toddler books with great graphics and colors.  Books became prizes, gifts, and treats from the checkout counter.  We purchase oodles of books from the Scholastic Book Fairs at school as well as for their classroom teachers. (more…)